Steam 250

Best Games of pre-2006 Ranking

Top 100 best Steam games released before 2006, according to gamer reviews.

Note that, despite representing a historical segment, this ranking is still subject to change as votes change and old games are released on Steam.

Compare with most reviewed games before 2006.

Rank Game Score Reviews Price Actions

1

Half-Life 2 2004

FPS

9.79

281,812

98%

$9.99

Demo

2

Counter-Strike 2000

FPS

9.78

262,559

97%

$9.99

3

Counter-Strike: Source 2004

FPS

9.69

194,086

96%

$9.99

4

Half-Life 1998

FPS

9.68

165,343

96%

$9.99

5

POSTAL 2 2003

FPS

9.67

139,209

97%

$9.99

6

STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) 2005

Third-Person Shooter

9.39

54,383

95%

$9.99

7

DOOM + DOOM II 1995

FPS

9.39

29,351

97%

$9.99

8

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) 2002

City Builder

9.36

21,180

97%

$1.99 $9.99

9

Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999

FPS

9.31

29,261

95%

$4.99

10

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition 2002

Open World

9.30

28,809

95%

$14.99

11

CLANNAD 2004

Visual Novel

9.27

11,136

98%

$44.99

12

Quake 1996

FPS

9.25

16,583

96%

$9.99

13

Sven Co-op 1999

FPS

9.23

32,604

94%

Free

14

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1997

CRPG

9.22

25,386

94%

$9.99

15

STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ 2005

FPS

9.21

17,274

96%

$9.99

16

Psychonauts 2005

Platformer

9.20

19,447

95%

$9.99

17

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™ 2003

FPS

9.19

13,865

96%

$9.99

18

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ 2005

Party-Based RPG

9.18

26,221

94%

$9.99

19

OpenTTD 2004

City Builder

9.15

17,095

95%

$9.99

20

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition 2000

Immersive Sim

9.15

15,763

95%

$6.99

21

F.E.A.R. 2005

FPS

9.13

19,746

94%

$9.99

22

Gothic II: Gold Edition 2005

Open World

9.12

18,060

94%

$19.99

23

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2004

Vampires

9.12

15,491

94%

$19.99

24

Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1998

Open World

9.11

17,600

94%

$9.99

25

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003

Third-Person Shooter

9.10

14,965

94%

$9.99

26

Stronghold HD (2012) 2001

Real Time Tactics

9.09

10,489

96%

$1.19 $5.99

27

Quake II 1997

FPS

9.08

10,481

95%

$9.99

28

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ 2003

Party-Based RPG

9.08

34,169

91%

$9.99

29

Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001

FPS

9.08

21,423

93%

$4.99

30

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero 2004

FPS

9.07

28,517

91%

$9.99

31

Day of Defeat: Source 2005

FPS

9.05

23,719

92%

$9.99

32

Gothic 1 Classic 2001

Open World

9.04

18,410

93%

$19.99

33

Worms Armageddon 1999

Turn-Based Strategy

9.03

10,986

94%

$14.99

34

Call of Duty® 2 2005

FPS

9.01

11,679

94%

$19.99

35

Call of Duty® (2003) 2003

FPS

8.96

7,923

95%

$19.99

36

RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe 1999

Management

8.96

8,368

94%

$5.99

37

Sid Meier's Pirates! 2005

Open World

8.94

7,622

94%

$9.99

38

STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) 2004

FPS

8.94

4,753

96%

$9.99

39

POSTAL 1997

Psychological Horror

8.92

14,614

92%

Free

40

Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2001

FPS

8.90

9,393

93%

$4.99

41

Neighbours from Hell Compilation 2004

Point & Click

8.89

3,175

98%

$14.99

42

Alien Shooter 2003

Top-Down Shooter

8.88

4,804

95%

$4.99

Demo

43

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 2004

FPS

8.87

15,420

91%

$19.99

44

Total Annihilation 1997

RTS

8.87

3,796

96%

$4.99

45

Battle for Wesnoth 2003

Turn-Based Tactics

8.87

6,050

94%

Free

46

Quake III Arena 1999

FPS

8.86

4,130

96%

$14.99

47

The Curse of Monkey Island 1997

Point & Click

8.85

3,114

97%

$6.99

48

FATE 2005

Dungeon Crawler

8.85

4,498

95%

$7.99

49

Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter 2001

FPS

8.81

3,536

96%

$5.99

50

Serious Sam II 2005

FPS

8.80

14,416

90%

$9.99

51

X-COM: UFO Defense 1993

Turn-Based Tactics

8.80

4,017

95%

$1.24 $4.99

52

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® 2005

Stealth

8.78

5,886

93%

$9.99

53

Obscure 2005

Survival Horror

8.77

3,353

95%

$6.99

54

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 2005

FPS

8.75

13,491

89%

$19.99

55

CS2D 2004

Top-Down Shooter

8.74

10,363

90%

Free

56

Max Payne 2001

Third-Person Shooter

8.74

15,992

89%

$9.99

57

Wolfenstein 3D 1994

FPS

8.73

4,396

93%

$4.99

58

FlatOut 2005

Combat Racing

8.69

6,765

91%

$1.49 $7.49

Demo

59

Freedom Fighters 2003

Third-Person Shooter

8.68

2,939

95%

$1.49 $14.99

60

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter 2002

FPS

8.67

2,095

96%

$5.99

61

Turok 1997

FPS

8.66

4,261

93%

$2.99 $19.99

62

Mafia 2002

Open World

8.66

16,399

88%

$14.99

63

Evil Genius 2004

Base Building

8.66

3,620

93%

$9.99

64

Day of Defeat 2003

FPS

8.65

7,395

90%

$4.99

65

Thief Gold (1999) 1998

Stealth

8.65

4,216

92%

$6.99

66

Master of Orion 2 1996

4X

8.64

1,774

96%

$34.99

67

Impossible Creatures Steam Edition 2003

RTS

8.62

1,854

96%

$9.99

68

Original War 2001

Wargame

8.61

2,179

95%

$9.99

69

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete 2001

4X

8.61

7,847

89%

$4.99

70

STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga 2001

RTS

8.61

4,733

91%

$5.99

71

Lords of the Realm II 1996

Strategy

8.61

1,722

96%

$2.99

72

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV 2005

4X

8.61

3,703

92%

$19.99

73

Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside 1996

Point & Click

8.61

1,361

97%

$6.99

74

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ 2003

FPS

8.60

4,983

91%

$9.99

75

Thief II: The Metal Age 2000

Stealth

8.56

2,158

94%

$6.99

76

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack 2002

Management

8.55

5,891

90%

$9.99

77

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® 1998

Platformer

8.52

1,700

95%

$2.99

Demo

78

Soldat 2002

Free to Play

8.51

1,791

94%

Free

79

Team Fortress Classic 1999

FPS

8.50

9,315

87%

$4.99

80

Little Big Adventure 2 1997

Exploration

8.50

944

98%

$9.99

81

Syberia 2002

Point & Click

8.49

6,871

88%

$12.99

82

Caesar™ 3 1999

City Builder

8.49

2,275

93%

$5.99

83

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) 1994

Turn-Based Strategy

8.49

1,163

96%

$6.99

84

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998

Stealth

8.48

4,074

90%

$4.99

85

Pharaoh + Cleopatra 1999

City Builder

8.46

2,597

92%

$9.99

86

Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™ 1992

Point & Click

8.43

1,563

94%

$5.99

87

GUN™ 2005

Third-Person Shooter

8.42

2,288

92%

$19.99

88

Commander Keen 1990

Platformer

8.42

1,585

93%

$4.99

89

Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993

Point & Click

8.41

1,093

95%

$5.99

90

Putt-Putt® Saves The Zoo 1995

Point & Click

8.41

827

97%

$6.99

91

Knights of Honor 2005

Grand Strategy

8.40

2,440

91%

$9.99

92

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux 1997

FPS

8.40

3,662

89%

$9.99

93

Master of Magic Classic 1994

Strategy

8.40

770

97%

$2.99 $5.99

94

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 1996

Point & Click

8.40

4,115

89%

$1.49 $9.99

95

EA22

SuperTux 2004

2D Platformer

8.39

1,244

94%

Free

96

Vangers 1998

Psychological Horror

8.38

1,401

94%

$6.99

97

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold 2003

FPS

8.37

2,101

91%

$9.99

98

Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds 1994

Point & Click

8.37

744

97%

$6.99

99

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire 2003

FPS

8.37

1,017

95%

$9.99

100

Sanitarium 1998

Psychological Horror

8.35

1,383

93%

$9.99